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Shaun White ends Sponsorship with Red Bull

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sander_h
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might be a repost but i search barred.
http://espn.go.com/action/story/_/id/6819685/shaun-white-ends-sponsorship-red-bull
I wonder if he is going to try a new energy drink sponsor or start his own. GINGER GUICE would be catchy...
Jul 31 2011 4:43PM
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colleenator
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"other business ventures.." redbull got outbid man.
Jul 31 2011 4:45PM
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WikiWiki
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by who?- seriously I wonder what energy drink pays more than redbull?


Jul 31 2011 4:46PM
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Parrish
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Stupid Idiot.

He better have something better up his sleeve, like in stone.
Jul 31 2011 4:46PM
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danderson.
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The Minotaur
Jul 31 2011 4:48PM
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WikiWiki
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haha- I was thinking maybe gatorade but that makes sense
Jul 31 2011 4:49PM
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Petey.
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No energy drink has more money than Red Bull. They may have enough to pay him more for a while but I highly doubt that'll hold up for very long.

DUMBASS MOVE LOL

Jul 31 2011 4:49PM
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VT_FLO
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he's obviously buying a ski resort and starting his own energy drink to monopolize in said ski resort.
Jul 31 2011 4:50PM
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Nathn
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We have a friend who is a ginger and after she had relations with my good friend Andy, we joke about a drink called "Ginger Squirt"


Jul 31 2011 4:51PM
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Toasty.
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Jul 31 2011 4:52PM
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DERS.
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interesting. i wonder who he will sign with.
Jul 31 2011 4:53PM
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Bloom.
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I understand why someone would pick up an energy drink sponsor for the money. But as far as drinking that crap everyday on and off the slopes doesn't make sense to me. Energy drinks from my experience have such a poor effect on skiing.
Jul 31 2011 4:56PM
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BE..
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I would say gatorade maybe.
Jul 31 2011 5:01PM
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Rachy
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A lot of the energy drink companies also make water in a can that looks like an energy drink but isn't. So you may see someone drinking a redbull or monster but it might really just be a fresh can of water. Although, the canned water gets a weird aluminum taste. I'm not a fan.
Jul 31 2011 5:07PM
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Avifarer
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"That contract was valued at more than $1 million annually"
i wonder how much bobby or tanner is making from them. Shaun is an olympic athlete so i am sure that is a factor
Jul 31 2011 5:07PM
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Jonny7
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i hate shaun white
Jul 31 2011 5:14PM
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skodeo7
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I could see that or Vitamin Water. Hard to say though.
Jul 31 2011 5:15PM
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theabortionator
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What a douche.



1 million isn't enough, need 3 times that.


= douche
Jul 31 2011 5:16PM
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Thick.Black.Gurl
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Ok, fuck the money, is there really a energy drink better than red bull....... NO!!!!!
Jul 31 2011 5:18PM
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Piste.Off
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hes even too red bull for red bull
Jul 31 2011 5:19PM
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Rachy
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Jul 31 2011 5:20PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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I don't care but yesterday when they interviewd him he looked like not well like he had been gettin into speed. His face was all sunken in and shit. He looked gross. Before someone says you can't be a pro and do speed. Christian hosoi. A much better skater than shaun white was addicted to speed for quite some time.
Jul 31 2011 5:23PM
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Yossarian
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Honestly didn't really see this coming. Red Bull is so ubiquitous that it's impossible to not watch a film or event without catching a glimpse of the logo on someone's gear or on advertising. 

Shawn White's asking for 3 times his original deal - which correct me if I'm wrong I presume is above the going rate for other athletes contracts - kind of smacks of arrogance. Yeah, he's one of the top, if not the best, snowboarders in the world. However, I think Red Bull has made a smart decision as snowboarding and freeskiing is getting bigger than just one athlete so not giving him a new contract will in the long run end up being a good decision on their part allowing them to sponsor more athletes, films and events without having to rely on one single rider.
Jul 31 2011 5:24PM
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Dwarftosser1
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I could see him signing with Gatorade.
Jul 31 2011 5:24PM
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californiagrown
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this.
Jul 31 2011 5:24PM
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Patrick*
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I live 5 minutes away... /claim

Sorry, I had to.
Jul 31 2011 5:27PM
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monkatizer
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vital energy bitchhh
Jul 31 2011 5:35PM
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zagfan5
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wow what a fucking dick he is. they back him for his own halfpipe and this is how he repays them? wow, just wow

id imagine vitamin water like someone said above. they seem to be the up and up "cool" drink company now a days with a ton of bank
Jul 31 2011 5:42PM
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Davy.Crockett
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i hope not
Jul 31 2011 5:46PM
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-Mugatu
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You do understand how fucking dumb you sound, right?
Jul 31 2011 5:50PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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You and me both know that doing speed is so hot right now.
Jul 31 2011 5:54PM
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ReignMan
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he is going to prob regret that. sept ive heard redbull is a pain in the ass.
Jul 31 2011 5:58PM
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Get.Kronk
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Will whoever he signs with do badass stuff like redbull does for him? nope.
Jul 31 2011 6:04PM
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billay
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I heard hes signing some record breaking deal with V8 tomato juice.
Jul 31 2011 6:09PM
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I_Am_Mod
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yeah, he's even getting his own signature drink, with orange colored carrot extract !
Jul 31 2011 6:13PM
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Travapple.
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try 4loko
Jul 31 2011 6:16PM
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PopsicleStand
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Jul 31 2011 6:19PM
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kirbe
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anyone with and energy drink sponsor = sellout
Jul 31 2011 6:25PM
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Parrish
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Not necessarily true. Without alot of energy drinks pumping money into the extreme sports industry alot of things wouldn't happen,
Jul 31 2011 6:26PM
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BuSkiz
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anyone without an energy drink sponsor=super poor
Jul 31 2011 6:28PM
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Travapple.
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like any of the redbull events.
Jul 31 2011 6:28PM
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Ski.Ballet
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Seriously shut the fuck up. Boo hoo some people wanna make money. Being a poor "core" athlete is overrated. I don't necessarily like Shaun White, but he's got every right to get the best sponsorship he can get - he's at the highest level in 2 sports. Also, who knows the details about why he wants to move on - maybe his relationship with Red Bull wasn't that good.
Jul 31 2011 6:28PM
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Parrish
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I wouldn't go this far, being a red bull sponcerized athlete isn't really for anybody and you defiantly don't have to be sponsored by them and be making extreme amounts of money to benefit for all red bull does for the industry
Jul 31 2011 6:32PM
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Peter.
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definitely someone big if he is leaving for another company. like pepsi (amp)
Jul 31 2011 6:33PM
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Parrish
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Could Totally See him riding for AMP.
Jul 31 2011 6:34PM
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AOTEAROA
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who fucking cares.
Jul 31 2011 6:34PM
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Ski.Ballet
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True. Didn't mean to imply that. Just saying that there's nothing wrong with energy drink sponsors in general, especially if you're trying to make an actual living.
Jul 31 2011 6:34PM
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GayWolf420
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This statement = ignorant.
Jul 31 2011 6:34PM
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Parrish
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Agreed, like the JOSS edits for instance, They product placed Red Bull in most of the urban shots for winch use and free product. If Red Bull wasn't even involved with anything like this and didn't have any sponsors in the event why would they care. They are very important regardless who is making the big bucks
Jul 31 2011 6:37PM
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ch@se
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Definitely 4Loko
Jul 31 2011 6:39PM
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BuSkiz
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quality post.
Jul 31 2011 6:42PM
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